Chapter 65: The Expedition to the West (Ask for Subscription)
[Sixth-Order Squire-Peerless Emperor-Princess of Ten Thousand Years, Liu Yu]
[This attendant will provide the following bonuses to the Trainee Agent: 1. Orthodoxy +5; 2. Destiny +5!] 】
[The attendant has the following special skills: 1. Court etiquette: She has impeccable etiquette and is synonymous with elegance and nobility! Second, the voice is light and the body is soft: everyone who understands understands! 3. Lady's demeanor: She will not be jealous or jealous, and she will not harm your women and children! Fourth, the royal prestige: there is a weak attribute of imperial power! 】
Another rare attendant of orthodoxy and destiny. Dong Huang was very satisfied with the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty, who had a soft personality and a softer body.
In order to let her and her grandmother talk more about the relationship between mother and daughter, she was specially asked to stay at her mother's place for a few days.
Several times, I ran into my sister-in-law again.
One thing to say, Liu Yu's sister-in-law was quite spicy and bold at the time, not like her husband at all.
Of course, Dong Huang is not a person who is addicted to beauty, he knows the truth of the speed of soldiers, after the wedding, he did not delay for too long, so in the name of crusading against the rebels in Liangzhou, he led the main force that had been cultivating for a month or two to start the journey into Shu.
Under normal circumstances, spring is not a suitable time for the use of soldiers, because it is very likely to delay the agricultural season and cause disasters such as famine.
But Dong Huang is not going to operate in this world for a long time, so he naturally has no worries about this, plus Dong Huang looted the three counties of Hedong and many counties in Jizhou, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou, whether it is grain, grass, armament or wealth, they are extremely large and rich, enough for Dong Huang to fight continuously, so Dong Huang didn't care and set out unexpectedly.
Maybe it was out of the guilt of driving his nephew who had made great contributions to the remote Shu land, or maybe he needed Dong Huang to help him fight the Xiliang warlords again, Dong Zhuo was also extremely generous to Dong Huang, the eldest nephew, not only gave Dong Huang a lot of grain and grass equipment, so that Dong Huang had no logistical worries, and it was also a convenient door for military affairs.
Dong Zhuo not only turned a blind eye to Dong Huang's army expansion, but also generously assigned the army led by Dong Huang to Dong Huang's command, and chose to ignore Dong Huang's behavior of plundering the population, which made Dong Huang's military strength and potential expand rapidly.
Today, in addition to the elites recognized by nearly 10,000 infinite war spaces, Dong Huang's command also has 100,000 veterans of 100 battles and 150,000 sturdy recruits.
These veterans who followed Dong Huang through many major battles included 20,000 heavy cavalry, 30,000 light (archer) cavalry, 20,000 crossbowmen, and 30,000 heavy infantry.
The combat quality and equipment of the above army soldiers can reach the level of third-order and fourth-order soldiers, and because these soldiers have won big victories with Dong Huang one after another, both the morale of the army and the sense of belonging to Dong Huang are extremely high, and without Dong Zhuo's influence, it is only a matter of time before they are thoroughly digested.
Most of the 150,000 sturdy recruits were sturdy and good families who had been "rescued" from the three counties of Hedong, as well as sharp soldiers selected from the prisoners of previous battles.
Under Dong Huang's brainwashing, they were full of hatred for the Kwantung Army, and they were full of recognition of Dong Huang, who reassigned women to them, and promised to take them to make meritorious contributions and share money, housing and land.
In addition to these soldiers, there were also millions of civilians with the army this time.
Among these people were the families of Dong Huang's soldiers, as well as the craftsmen and women who had been taken captive, as well as "homeless" men and women in their prime.
Bringing these people is not only to show Dong Zhuo that he has no ambition and really wants to bring people to Shuzhong to settle down, but also to calm the morale of the army, and completely grasp the families of the soldiers under his command in their hands, so that they can fight to the death for themselves without worry.
Of course, from ancient times to the present, the migration of millions of people is not an easy task, even if there is a central order to let the counties along the way receive them.
In order to escort these family members, Dong Huang divided them into male and female battalions, implemented militarized management, and let them play the role of civilian husbands, transporting the huge amount of materials captured by Dong Huang.
Under normal circumstances, it is normal for an army of 100,000 to have 200,000 people as a guarantee, but when you calculate it, the people led by Dong Huang are not too many.
With so many people and materials, it is very unrealistic to take the plank roads such as the Bao Slope Road, Fu Luo Road, and Meridian Road to enter Hanzhong, and even the Chencang Ancient Road is a bit laborious, and the best choice is to take the Qishan Road of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition against the tide. And taking this path will inevitably touch the fragile nerves of the Xiliang warlords.
Historically, Cao Cao rectified his soldiers and horses and said that he was going to fight Hanzhong, but as a result, he touched the backlash of Ma Chao and Han Sui, causing Ma and Han to join forces and beat Cao Apu and cut off his beard and robe.
This time Dong Huang went on an expedition, even if there was no Dong Zhuo's request, he would inevitably clash with the Xiliang warlords, and only by overthrowing the Xiliang warlords could he open up a safe passage for people and mines to enter Shu.
Since he knew that he would definitely clash with the Xiliang warlords, Dong Huang of course had to strike first.
As early as before the army set out, Dong Huang sent Zhang Liao and Zhang He as the main generals, with Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue and others as deputy generals, as the vanguard.
Zhang Liao's main direction of attack was Anding County.
Since Anding was captured by the Qiang people, the Eastern Han Dynasty has not been able to rule effectively, which has given rise to large and small local powerful separatist forces, the largest of which is the Yang clan in Linjing County. When the Ma and Han coalition troops invaded Chang'an, Yang Qiu, the leader of the Yang clan in Linjing County, also led people to join the Ma and Han coalition forces.
Because Anding County is close to the only way for the army to go west, it is very important to first swing Pingding County.
Zhang Liao, who was in the whole cavalry force, came and went like the wind, relying on the banner of the imperial army and strong mobility advantages, and unexpectedly entered Anding County.
The warlords of Anding County, who never thought that the imperial court would suddenly attack in this season, were completely blinded.
Where Zhang Liao's army passed, most of the cities were "happy" to welcome the king's division, and a small number of those who refused to defend the city, Zhang Liao did not use cavalry to attack the city, but went straight to Anding City after letting go.
From marching to Anding to besieging Anding City, Zhang Liao only took three days.
Yang Qiu, who was in a stable position, did not react at all, lost his ground, and was finally besieged in Anding City.
Yang Qiu looked at the endless army under the city, and his whole person was numb.
At this time, he was just a small warlord, and he had not grown to the point where he cooperated with Ma and Han in history, and the area under his control was also pitiful, so how could it be worth the imperial army?
But it's already here, and it's useless to say more!
The only choice in front of Yang Qiu was to surrender or defend to the death!
Yang Qiu is also a smart person, in the original history, after Ma Chao's defeat, in the face of Cao Cao's attack, he chose to surrender, and now although his father is still alive, but the father and son combined, but found that there was no choice but to surrender.
Stability is their family business, if they put aside this family business, whether they go to Ma Teng Han Sui or defect to the Huns, they are all sent under the fence, and they may even be beheaded to curry favor with Dong Zhuo!
And now that the imperial army is on the march, it is obviously intended to pacify Ma Teng and Han Sui in one fell swoop, the Dong family has a foundation in Liangzhou and is very respected by the Qiang people, as long as it is handled effectively, it is not difficult to defeat Ma and Han!
As for the Xiongnu, they are also declining forces that have fallen and may be destroyed at any time!
In this case, it is better to take refuge in Dong Zhuolai early!
So, Yang Qiu soon took his family to surrender in Kaicheng!
Later, out of Yang Qiu's desire to submit to the imperial court as an official, Dong Huang sent Yang Qiu's father and family members to Chang'an, while Yang Qiu, together with Zhang Liao, did not immediately join the large army, but went to capture other cities that were not under the rule of the imperial court.
Dong Huang promised Yang Qiu that no matter whether the western expedition went smoothly or not, he would be promoted to a stable and stable guard!
Another unexpected joy of regaining stability was that he got a young general named Hu Zun, Dong Huang was not impressed by him, but in the spirit of the more the merrier, let him obey orders under Zhang Liao.
(End of chapter)